It seems that this blog seems to correspond to when I'm on maternity leave. What really has me back to writing is one of my 2013 goals: cook at least twice a week. It sounds a little weak to only shoot for two times a week but with leftovers that will cover four days and with two kiddos under two I didn't want to create a goal that was ridiculously unattainable. I just finished reading Dinner: A Love Story and liked the author's idea of writing down the meals that you cook each time you cook. I'm a big fan of lists and seeing things in writing gives me a sense of accomplishment. These days just getting a shower and only getting spit up on once is an accomplishment in itself so I need everything I can get.
Tonight was one of those nights when you taste what you've made and it is so good it tastes like someone else made it - someone who really knows what they're doing. The recipe was for Chicken with Mushrooms and Leeks from Cook's Country magazine. I only used half of the goat cheese since Kevin did the shopping and I didn't note how much I needed but I think if I had used a full cup of cheese the sauce would have been too overpowering. I also made Pureed Potatoes from The Bonne Femme Cookbook (I've made four things just this past month from this cookbook and they have been hits). I threw some salad greens on the side to make myself feel more healthy (another 2013 goal: Eat More Healthy!) and topped it with some croutons I made this morning out of old rosemary bread I got at the store. The whole meal was divine. And K watched S while I cooked so the cooking process was fun and baby R slept through until I had finished eating. Amazing.
So the meal I just ate was the catalysis for getting back to writing. It was so good I just had to record it so the next time I make something so-so or downright bad I have this amazing meal to look back on.
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